1940 Chico State Wildcats football team

The 1940 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College[note 1] during the 1940 college football season. Chico State competed in the Far Western Conference in 1940. They played home games at College Field in Chico, California.

1940 Chico State Wildcats football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1940 record3–3–1 (1–2 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Field
1940 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Pacific (CA) $ 2 –0 –0  4 –5 –0
Cal Aggies 2 –1 –0  4 –4 –1
Chico State 1 –2 –0  3 –3 –1
Humboldt State 0 –2 –0  3 –4 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1940 Wildcats were led by second-year head coach Roy Bohler. He had been the coach in 1938, but not 1939. Chico State finished the season with a record of three wins, three losses and one tie (3–3–1, 1–2 FWC). The Wildcats were outscored by their opponents 44–65 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
October 12at Sacramento City College*Sacramento, CaliforniaW 6–0[1]
October 19San Francisco State[note 2]*
W 12–0[2]
October 26Sacramento Athletic Club*
  • College Field
  • Chico, California
T 6–6[3]
November 1at Cal Poly[note 3]*
L 7–20[4]
November 11Humboldt State[note 4]
  • College Field
  • Chico, California
W 7–0[5]
November 21Cal Aggies[note 5]
  • College Field
  • Chico, California
L 6–12[6]
November 29Pacific (CA)[note 6]
  • College Field
  • Chico, California
L 0–27[7]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

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Team players in the NFL

No Chico State players were selected in the 1941 NFL Draft.[9][10][11]

Notes
  1. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  2. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  3. California Polytechnic State University was known as California Polytechnic School from 1901 to 1946.
  4. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1972.
  5. University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959. In common usage, the sports teams were called the "Cal Aggies" from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
  6. University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.

References
  1. "Football Results". Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. October 14, 1940. p. 14 – via GenealogyBank.com.
  2. "San Francisco State Defeated by Chico". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 20, 1940. p. 19. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Athletic Club, Chico State Tie". Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. October 28, 1940. p. 11 – via GenealogyBank.com.
  4. "Pat Smith Leads Poly To 20--7 Win Over Chico". San Luis Obispo Telegram-Tribune. San Luis Obispo, California. November 2, 1940. p. 8 – via GenealogyBank.com.
  5. "Football". Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. November 11, 1940. p. 37 – via GenealogyBank.com.
  6. "Aggies Humble Chico State". San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, California). November 22, 1940. p. 16 – via GenealogyBank.com.
  7. "Pacific Gridders Defeat Chico For Conference Title". Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. November 30, 1940. p. 8 – via GenealogyBank.com.
  8. "1940 - Cal St.-Chico". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  9. "1941 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  10. "Cal State-Chico Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  11. "Draft History: Chico State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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